Biotic and abiotic processes on granite weathering landforms in a cryotic environment, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-85

  Guglielmin, Mauro ^a   Cannone, Nicoletta ^b   Strini, Andrea ^c   Lewkowicz, Antoni G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cold climate weathering; Tafoni

Indexed keywords

COLD REGION; GRANITE; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND; WORLD;

EID: 15844376258     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.514     Document Type: Article

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